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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Hord Thomas E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. [HERO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP & COO Hercules Drilling Co (Last) (First) (Middle) 11 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 2950 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2005 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77046 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Membership Interests 11/01/2005   J(1) V 872 D $ 0 (1) 0 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/01/2005   J(1) V 305,200 A $ 0 (1) 305,200 D   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/01/2005   S   18,307 D $ 20 286,693 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option to purchase Membership Interests

$ 1,000

11/01/2005

J(1)

V

250

(2)

12/31/2006

Membership Interests

250

$ 0

0

D

Option to purchase Common Stock

$ 2.86

11/01/2005

J(1)

V

87,500

(2)

12/31/2006

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

87,500

$ 0

87,500

D

Option to purchase Common Stock

$ 20

11/01/2005

A

65,000

(3)

11/01/2015

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

65,000

$ 0

65,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hord Thomas E 11 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 2950 HOUSTON, TX 77046			VP & COO Hercules Drilling Co

Signatures

/s/ Steven A. Manz, attorney-in-fact		11/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On November 1, 2005, upon the conversion of Hercules Offshore, LLC from a limited liability company to a corporation named Hercules Offshore, Inc. (the "Company") the membership interests held by the reporting person were converted into shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Hercules Offshore, Inc. (the "Common Stock") on the basis of 350 shares of Common Stock per membership interest. In addition, options to purchase membership interests were converted into options to purchase shares of Common Stock based on such conversion ratio. Each of these transactions is exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to, without limitation, Rule 16b-7.
(2)	The stock option became immediately exercisable upon consummation of the Company's inital public offering.
(3)	The stock option will become exercisable in four equal amounts on the date of grant and on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant.

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